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Fields set for Haughton, Doherty 2YO finalsJuly 29, 2017
Eliminations for the pair of signature freshman races at the Meadowlands, the Peter Haughton and Jim Doherty Memorials, were contested on Friday night and Jimmy Takter was the human star.
The Hall of Famer sent out both elimination winners in the Haughton with You Know You Do (1:56.1) and Samo Di[read more]

Arden Downs freshman trots held at The MeadowsJuly 29, 2017
Owner Brian Gillespie dearly wanted to compete in the 2016 Edward M. Ryan, an Arden Downs Grand Circuit stake for freshman colt and gelding trotters named for Gillespie’s late grandfather, a former owner of The Meadows who also was a generous philanthropist and accomplished horseman. Alas,[read more]

Funknwaffles back to defend NYSS titleJuly 29, 2017
The 2016 New York Sires Stake (NYSS) 2-year-old champion Funknwaffles is back in the state to defend his title in 2017 looking better than ever and he will lead a fine group of 3-year-old male pacers into Batavia Downs on Sunday afternoon (July 30) to battle over a total of $118,300 in purses.
Fu[read more]

It's a wrap for Meadowlands baby racesJuly 29, 2017
Breakfast With The Babies, final edition of 2017, began at 9:30 a.m. on a cool, overcast morning with the temperature at 66 degrees. Gabe Prewitt was there to paint a picture of the races with words.
Strawberry Hanover won the opener for Andy Miller, moving from the pocket around the seco[read more]

Taco Tuesday debuts for Harmon on SundayJuly 29, 2017
Taco Tuesday, a 4-year-old gelding by Cantab Hall, will make his first start out of Rob and Patti Harmon’s stable in the 1 1/4-mile, $68,000 Open Handicap Trot at Yonkers Raceway Sunday. The change comes after Rob Harmon received an unexpected call from the trotter’s owner, Vince Laurenzo, aft[read more]

Lady Shadow barred from racing at MeadowlandsJuly 29, 2017
The Meadowlands Racetrack is announcing that Lady Shadow, an earner of $1,915,777 and the 2016 Dan Patch Award winner as champion pacing mare, will be unable to race at the Meadowlands after a post-race test at Harrah’s Philadelphia on May 28 came back positive for Clenbuterol.
According to the[read more]

Fear The Dragon edges Huntsville in AdiosJuly 29, 2017
Fear The Dragon, harness racing’s top-rated horse, cemented that position Saturday at The Meadows when he wore down the sport’s No. 2-ranked horse, Huntsville, with a prolonged, dramatic first-over move that brought him victory in the $400,000 final of the 51st Delvin Miller Adios Pace for t[read more]

Ella Christina stuns at 56-1 in Adioo VoloJuly 29, 2017
Dismissed at 56-1, Ella Christina poured through the Lightning Lane to pull off the shocker in Saturday’s $125,950 Quinton Patterson Adioo Volo at The Meadows. Blazin Britches captured the other division of the Adioo Volo, a Grand Circuit stake for 3-year-old filly pacers that was part of the [read more]

Ariana G, Magic Presto win Oaks elimsJuly 29, 2017
Ariana G (Yannick Gingras) won the first of two $40,438 elimination races for the Aug. 5 $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday at the Meadowlands in a time of 1:51.3 by two lengths.
Ice Attraction and Ake Svanstadt were first to the lead at the :27.2 fir[read more]

Snowstorm Hanover strong in Arden Downs 3CTJuly 29, 2017
Saturday’s card at The Meadows, headlined by the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids and the Quinton Patterson Adioo Volo, also featured four other Grand Circuit stakes. Here are the highlights of those Arden Downs events:
$45,000 James Manderino — 3-Year-Old Colt & Gel[read more]

Ohio State Fair races continue at SciotoJuly 29, 2017
Saturday night at Scioto Downs concluded the last night of 2-year old racing at the Ohio State Fair. As the 2-year-old trotting and pacing colts went head-to-head to battle for a combined purse amount of $287,100. There were three divisions of of trotters and four divisions of pacers.
The fi[read more]

Keidel wins Billings amateur trot at NorthfieldJuly 29, 2017
It’s been a long time between pots for Gregg "Fast Greggy" Keidel but Saturday at the Summit Fair at Northfield Park he turned the tables on his competition and drove impressively when he went down the road with Star Chip and turned back seven others in a 1:58.2 trotted mile.
Although the [read more]

Evenin' Of Pleasure wins Yonkers feature July 29, 2017
There’s valor, there’s discretion and there’s Evenin’ Of Pleasure (George Brennan, $3.40). Horse and driver took the latter tact Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $55,000 Open Handicap Pace.
In play from same post position six he conquered in last week’s marquee pac[read more]